OTHER DISEASES OF THE
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

INTRODUCTION
 Diseases in any part of the gastrointestinal
tract or the accessory organs (liver; biliary
tract; pancreas).
 Disorders of any of the organs that are
associated with ingestion, digestion, and
absorption of food.
 When you eat, your body breaks food down
to a form it can use to build and nourish cells
and provide energy. This process is called
digestion.
 digestive system is a series of hollow organs
joined in a long, twisting tube. It runs from
your mouth to your anus and includes your
esophagus, stomach, and small and large

 liver, gallbladder and pancreas are also
involved. They produce juices to help
digestion. There are many types of
digestive disorders.
 Major symptoms like:-
 blood in your stool
 changes in bowel habits
 severe abdominal pain
 unintentional weight loss
 heartburn not relieved by antacids

DEFINITIONS
 Celiac disease:- is a serious genetic
autoimmune disorder where the
ingestion of gluten leads to damage in
the small intestine.
 Classic symptoms include
gastrointestinal problems such as
chronic diarrhoea, abdominal
distention, malabsorption, loss of
appetite, and among children failure to
grow normally.

 Blind loop syndrome occurs when part
of the small intestine forms a loop that
food bypasses during digestion. The
presence of this "blind loop" means food
may not move normally through the
digestive tract.
 Mechanism involves Slowly moving food
and waste products become a breeding
ground for bacteria. The result —
bacterial overgrowth — often causes
diarrhea and may cause weight loss and

 Whipple’s disease is
a rare,systemic infectious disease
caused by a gram-positive bacterium.
 Whipple's disease primarily causes
malabsorption but may affect any part
of the body including the heart, brain,
joints, skin, lungs and the eyes.

 Pouchitis is inflammation of the ileal
pouch which is created in the
management of patients with
ulcerative colitis.
 Hematemesis is the vomiting of blood.
 Melena refers to the black "tarry"
feces that are associated with upper
gastrointestinal bleeding.

ICD-10-CM GUIDELINES
 Intestinal malabsorption-K90
 Intraoperative and postprocedural
complications and disorders of
digestive system, not elsewhere
classified-K91
 Other diseases of the digestive
system-K92

 Diseases of digestive
system,unspecified-K92.9
 Complications of artificial openings of
the digestive system-K94
 Complications of bariatric procedures-
K95
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